Masaba Masaba (मसाबा मसाबा)

Geetanjali Masaba Wax Strips.

Limited Edition.

Saved by a hair's breadth...

Wait, there's no hair!

Cut!

Madam, I can't see any emotions.

You're looking very paavam.

You need to be a little bold, okay?

-Let's take one more shot. -What do you mean by "bold"?

Sexy!

Saved by a hair's breadth...

Wait, there's no hair.

Somebody save me, please!

No, ma'am, this is Mithila's van. Your van is up ahead.

-Let's go there? -Okay.

My name is spelt wrong here.

Sorry, ma'am, we'll get it changed.

-Change it to double "E." -Yes, no problem.

Okay. Please ask the director to come speak to me.

-Okay, sure. Thank you. -Thank you.

-Ms. Neena, hi! How are you? -Hi, Sonam, I'm fine.

I am so excited I'm directing you! This is the coolest thing I've ever done!

Yeah, but I'm very nervous looking at these clothes and all.

Okay, so I didn't exactly understand what the video is about.

See, in Mad Memsaabs, we take these women's issues

and make comedy sketches of them.

I read your Instagram post, and I was like,

"We have to make something about women and age, you know?"

I know, yeah. I heard the song, "Hey, Who Are You Calling Aunty?"

Right? It's cool, right?

Cool, catchy, and I think I can relate to it.

Exactly! I mean, women are so hot at any age, right?

-And you are the face of those women! -Now you're embarrassing me.

No, no, nothing like that. You are perfect.

I'm so excited. I'll see you on the floor, right?

-Yeah, thank you. Okay. -Okay!

And... action!

A fairylike glow...

Limitless love...

Cut, cut, cut!

Madam, I am telling you "sex appeal," and you're coming with full hair on legs!

But what will I wax if there's no hair?

No, no, no! Never show hair in advertising!

Please, madam. You have to remove and come.

-Madam, should I shave it for you? -No, thank you. I'll do it.

Go.

Wonder where these people come from.

Five and six. And five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four. Come back again.

-Wow, Neena. -Hi!

-Hi, you look stunning. -Thank you.

-I'm Dara, the DP. -Okay.

Yeah. I'm only doing this because I found out you were in it.

-So sweet. -I'm such a fan.

-Thank you. -I mean, "Choli ke Peeche" made me a man.

Oh, my God, thank you so much.

Hey, spot boy, get a chair.

No need. I was getting bored in the vanity van so I thought I'd come here

-and watch. -Yeah, sure. Suzy!

-Yes, sir? -Are we planning on shooting today or not?

Where's Ms. Mithila?

Sir, her costume took ages to arrive, and then a comb got stuck in her hair.

Now her blood pressure is low,

so she's ordered a salad from Kitchen Garden.

So as soon as it comes, we'll start, sir?

-No problem. -Sorry.

-I'll rehearse a bit till then. -Yeah, sure.

Sonam, let's do one rehearsal with Ms. Neena.

-Okay, let's. -Let's go, okay.

So the last one is step, then hit...

-Hello! -Hello, ma'am. Please come.

-What do you want me to do? -Please, come. It's very simple.

First, hands straight ahead.

Perfect. You're going right, left, right, and left.

Right, left, open, back.

-Yes! -Perfect, ma'am.

Superb, superb!

-How was it? -Fabulous!

-Come on, let's go. And... -Let's go. I don't have all day.

Guys, Mithila's here. Come.

Hi!

Cool.

-I'll show you the steps? -Sure.

Okay, guys, let's go. Five, six, seven, eight.

And cross, out, forward, back.

Right, left, open, back. Perfect, guys.

-Wanna see it one more time? -Yes.

Okay, guys, let's go one more time. And five, six, seven, eight.

Cross, open, forward, back. Right, left, open, back.

Perfect, ma'am.

I'm not getting it.

-It's very easy. -And quite tacky, according to me.

What is this, Sonam?

-I mean, I'm doing you a favor anyway? -Yes

By the way, what else have you choreographed?

Ma'am, I've done a lot of videos.

Sonam, shall we do Ms. Neena's solo first?

And then we can do Mithila's right after.

-Okay... -Sure.

-Let's go, okay. -Okay.

-Ms. Neena, are you okay with that? -Yeah, sure.

-Okay. Let's go for a take. -Yes.

Perfect. We'll do one solo with Ms. Neena.

And let's go.

And roll sound, roll camera.

Great. And music!

Hey, who are you calling aunty?

Five, six, seven. Go!

Perfect. That was very good.

Cut, cut, cut. Superb, superb!

Let's do one more, okay? Just a minor mess-up. One more.

Okay, one more. Back to one.

-You want to chill in the van, Mithila? -No.

Actually, I'll give this a shot.

Really? Guys, guys, Mithila's also coming.

And we're doing one more take.

There are so many wax strips here. Why are you shaving?

They're dummies, man. Welcome to the world of advertising.

Cool design, though.

It's an old print, I just put it on it.

You slapped them with an old design and they paid you for it also?

You've become Pritam da.

Look, I'm already quite irritated. Don't make it worse, okay?

Why're you irritated?

I mean, look around me, man!

This embarrassing product and this tacky crew.

The things I have to do for money.

And that Vinay.

Can't find a buyer for the house, and Manav has used me.

And this hair. Always a problem.

Are you listening to yourself?

Poor little Masaba.

She didn't have money,

but selling an old design for lakhs of rupees solved that.

You couldn't find a house, but your boss gave you a fantastic apartment.

You feeling lonely? Your ex gave you sex also!

What was it about your hair? Yeah, that does look like shit.

What's your problem, Gia?

Wait, are we talking about my problems? Or are we still speaking about yours?

What do you mean?

I mean, ever since this separation has happened,

on every channel it's just been the Masaba show.

And I understand it's a very tough time for you.

But the rest of us also have problems in our lives, okay?

Okay.

You know how many months I've been working my ass off to relaunch this bar?

You think it's easy, all this?

Contractors, permissions, licenses, BMC, decor, food, menu, entertainment.

Everything is on my shoulders and I've never done any of this before.

But not once have you asked me, "Gia, are you okay?

Do you need any help? Is everything fine?"

Not once, yeah?

I asked you for one thing, to help me with my opening night invite.

Did you even look at it?

Of course not, 'cause you only know how to take help,

but you never fucking give it.

-Look, I've been really hectic, okay? -You think my day wasn't hectic?

You called, you said, "I'm feeling uncomfortable."

I left everything to come here.

You should have told me if it's a problem. I would have managed something.

Yeah, so you manage now.

You have a lot of problems, you deal with them yourself.

-I'll deal with my own problems myself. -Gia...

My family's been running this business for years...

despite the fact that we are running in losses.

This is my last shot at keeping my family legacy alive,

and I want to make my dad proud.

But what are any of these problems in front of yours, right?

-Have a great day. -Gia, come on.

-Morning, ma'am, here you go. -Morning, thanks.

Seriously, Gia...

Are you still sulking?

I've called so many times. At least reply with an emoji.

Yes, madam.

-You called? -Aren't you coming to work?

Did we plan to meet today?

Sorry, I'm still in bed.

I can see that.

All by yourself?

Who are you talking to so early in the morning?

Sorry, man.

It's a work call, AB.

Jogi is Jo-gay?

Look, I think I called you at the wrong time.

Chill, ma'am. I called you.

What did you want to talk about?

Dhairya's coming, so I just thought you should be around.

Give me five minutes, I'm nearby. I'm coming, okay?

Okay.

I thought there was something between us, but he's got something else brewing.

Ma'am, Dhairya sir has come.

Dhairya, you don't have to come for inspection every day, okay?

We're working on the new collection.

I've taken your advice and gotten a new collaborator.

That's wonderful.

Can I see it?

No, I mean it's in the middle of the collection now.

It disrupts my creative flow.

Your creative flow?

Okay. Whenever it's ready, you let me know.